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a gaggle of [plural noun]
名词 gaggle 常与 of 连用构成集合名词短语，指鹅群。
A gaggle of geese was swimming in the pond.
一群鹅在池塘里游泳。
鹅群
gaggles — plural of gaggle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
鹅群
a flock of geese
A gaggle of geese was swimming in the pond.
一群鹅在池塘里游泳。
鹅在地面或水上时的一群。
A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
任何相关事物的群体或聚集,尤指被认为嘈杂、喧闹或混乱的。
Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.
We saw a gaggle of geese crossing the road near the lake.
我们看到一群鹅在湖边过马路。
A noisy gaggle of geese gathered around the pond every morning.
每天早晨，一群吵闹的鹅聚集在池塘边。
The farmer counted a gaggle of geese before shutting the gate.
关门前，农夫数了数那群鹅。
名词 gaggle 常与 of 连用构成集合名词短语，指鹅群。
A gaggle of geese was swimming in the pond.
一群鹅在池塘里游泳。
动词 gaggle 是不及物动词，意为发出鹅叫般的嘎嘎声。
The geese gaggled loudly in the farmyard.
鹅在农家院里大声嘎嘎叫。
Not this
A gaggle of goose was seen near the river.
Use this
A gaggle of geese was seen near the river.
gaggle 表示“一群鹅”，后面要接复数形式 geese；goose 是单数“鹅”，不能这样搭配。
Not this
A gaggle of geese are feeding in the meadow.
Use this
A gaggle of geese is feeding in the meadow.
句子的语法主语是单数名词 gaggle，而不是 geese，所以谓语动词要用单数 is；介词短语 of geese 不影响主谓一致。
Not this
A gaggle of sparrows landed on the wire.
Use this
A flock of sparrows landed on the wire.
gaggle 特指鹅群，不能泛指任何鸟群；麻雀群要用 flock。这里用 gaggle 不符合该词的搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群鹅
A gaggle of geese waddled across the road.
一群鹅摇摇摆摆地穿过了马路。
一群游客
A gaggle of tourists crowded around the guide.
一群游客挤在导游周围。
一群记者
A gaggle of reporters waited outside the courthouse.
一群记者在法院外等候。
一群孩子
A gaggle of children ran into the playground.
一群孩子跑进了游乐场。
嘎嘎叫的鹅
The gaggling geese woke me up at dawn.
那些嘎嘎叫的鹅在黎明时把我吵醒了。
一群（吵吵嚷嚷的人）
A gaggle of tourists gathered outside the museum.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的游客聚集在博物馆外。
Use gaggles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：gaggle 的发音像鹅的‘嘎嘎’叫声，想象一群鹅聚在一起嘎嘎叫，就是 a gaggle of geese。
语域：neutral 常见场景：nature writing、birdwatching、farm settings 作名词表示“鹅群”时，语气中性，多用于自然描写、观鸟或农场等场景；正式与非正式文体中都可使用。
haggle、straggle、draggle 与 gaggle 押韵，均以 /-æɡəl/ 结尾，拼写为 -aggle。注意：goggle、giggle、toggle 形似但元音不同，分别读 /ˈɡɒɡəl/、/ˈɡɪɡəl/、/ˈtɒɡəl/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.